MR BEETHAM AT TINUI.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2518, 7 February 1887, Page 2

MR BEETHAM AT TINUI.

"1- well 'attended ■ mesting; was' Held byjfr G. Beethahi m'tlie-io'wu'flall;' Tinui,' on Saturday evening las t, Mr J. F. Maunsell in the chair.' MrBeotham alluded to the loss the .diatriot had sustained by the death ; of his old friend'" Mr Langdon, one of the earliest and most valued settlers of the neighborhood, who had always taken a prominent part in its political and social arrangements. Mr Beetham touched upon most questions dealt with at his ofchor meetings, and congratulated the district that they had arranged to take advantage of the borrowing powers grahte'd-to-local bodies, and trusted that a metalled road to Masterton would soon be an accomplished fact. Mr Beetham was listened to with great" attention throughout.

Mr R. Maunsell wished.to know Mr Beetham's ideas with respect to possible economies in educational expenditure, Mr Beetham explained that he once advocated that free education should only be found for children- un to. the fourth standard.butinye.tigatio'ip oved that education in the'' ni'tii" aid- si ;oii standards were comparatively inexpensive. He promised'to insist on economy in all branches of the publicservice, but he could not agre'o' to'sacrifice primary education.

A vote of thanks to Mr Beetham was moved by Mr Maunsell, seconded by Mr Stillborn, and was carried with acclamation. Mr Beetham then thanked the electors for .meeting him in such numbers, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting.